Southern Water appoints former Kier Group chief as Chair Designate
Southern Water has announced the appointment of Andrew Davies as Chair Designate – he will join the Board with immediate effect, succeeding Keith Lough as Chair on 16 July 2026 who will retire from the Board on the same day.
Anglian Water @one Alliance completes £3.1 million upgrade works in Keysoe and Ravensden
Anglian Water's @one Alliance teams have completed the installation of over 10km worth of water pipes between Keysoe and Ravensden, as part of a £3.1 million investment programme to reduce bursts, interruptions to supply and to keep water flowing for decades to come.
Northumbrian Water awarded world-first accreditation for innovation
Northumbrian Water has become the first water company in the world to be awarded with a prestigious accreditation for innovation.
£115m Alderney WTW upgrade enters final phase to modernise and strengthen regional supply
Works by Bournemouth Water to upgrade its Alderney Water Treatment Works have entered their final phase, with commissioning and testing of the site now underway.
Southern Water set to start work on £2.3m sewer sealing project near Chichester
Southern Water is set to start work on a major new scheme designed to improve the sewer network and help reduce the use of storm overflows.
South East Water “executive team has support of Board” - despite EFRA Committee call for change of leadership at executive and non-executive levels
The Board of South East Water has announced that the company’s executive team has the support of the Board following the publication on Friday of a highly critical report entitled “Failures at South East Water” and the resignation of Independent Non-Executive Chair, Chris Train on the same day.
South East Water Chair resigns after MPs declare “no confidence" in leadership team to turn failing company around
Chair of South East Water Chris Train,has resigned after MPs on the EFRA Committee have today declared it has no confidence in the Chief Executive or Board of South East Water (SEW) to address the company’s multiple and ongoing failures and protect residents from disruption, highlighted by the major recent water outage in Tunbridge Wells.
Northumbrian Water - County Durham trial could boost river protection work
Northumbrian Water engineers working on an £18 million project in a County Durham village are trialling an innovative solution to help protect and improve the region’s rivers, streams and coast.
Yorkshire Water to begin drilling at second Brayton Barff borehole
Yorkshire Water is due to start srilling a new test borehole at Brayton Barff is due to start in May to check its viability as a source of clean water, as part of its long-term water resource management plan.
Uisce Éireann warns over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant
Uisce Éireann is warning over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant - customers in the Clonmel area supplied by the plant have been subject to a number of outages in recent days.
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Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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